Design of the New Production Line in the Automotive Company

Abstract

Innovation is one of the key competitiveness strategies for small, medium, and large companies. Production line innovations using Lean methods are currently one of the most important ways to change the shape of the production line in a positive direction. Emphasis must be placed on the resulting innovation and the form of the production line, which should be as efficient and functional as possible and meet the required parameters of productivity and quality assurance. The primary goal of production line innovations using Lean methods is the elimination of bottlenecks in the production process that do not add value and the balancing of individual assembly stations. The aim of the contribution was to design a semi-automatic line for the completion and testing of seat locks under the name D3P2. The result of the solution is the creation of a robotic workplace that will ensure a higher production capacity and the related packaging of finished products. On the assembly line, an analysis of line balancing was carried out using the Yamazumi graph to eliminate unnecessary assembly process activities, Cycle time and Tact time. An analysis of the measurements of individual production activities and places was carried out on the line, and the proposal for a new production line was subsequently shared. Its main goal was to meet all customer requirements through high flexibility. The result of the analysis and applied measures was a reduction in the cycle time of the new line, balancing of individual posts and economic benefits.